openzim / openzim/javascript-libzim

Try different File System APIs with Emscripten - particularly -s WASMFS

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enhancement
Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
5
Forks
2
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No merged PRs in 30d

Description

WASMFS is a new File System for Emscripten. Much of it is still in development. Progress can be tracked here:

https://github.com/orgs/emscripten-core/projects/1

It should have native JS File support, and promises to handle files that are arbitrarily large.

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Research direction

The issue names no repository file or test. Start by reviewing the Emscripten WASMFS project and how this repository compiles libzim to WASM; done means determining whether WASMFS is a viable filesystem API for native JavaScript File support and arbitrarily large files.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, wasm
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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